Some first graders were asked to draw a picture of God in their Sunday school class. Their finished products contained some interesting theology. One child depicted God in the form of a brightly colored rainbow. Another presented him as an old man coming out of the clouds.

An intense little boy drew God with a remarkable resemblance to Superman. The best entry, however, came from a little girl. She said, “I didn’t know what God looked like, so I just drew a picture of my daddy.” (1)

Today is Father’s Day. It is our most fervent prayer that when our boys and girls look at their Dads, they see God’s love reflected in their Dad’s eyes. Of course, not every Dad is a great Dad. In fact, Dads don’t get much respect in our society nowadays.

Some of you will remember the wonderful story of the …